Box-cover.



A. H. GRANKSHAW.

BOX GOVELL.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 6, 1911.

Patented July 23, 1912.

sides of the-boxes toexpose the labels past- "To all whom it mayconcern} NiTED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

'iLiIiED H. enanxsmw, of Union TOWNSHIP, BERGEN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY,.1,ASSIGN'OR '20 H.3RIDGMAN SMITH COMPANY, 0E BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, Acon.-

" 9012411 1011 0]? NEW YORK.

' Be itknown that I, ALFRED H. CRANK:

"SHAW, si -citizen oftheUnited States,residing in the township of Union,in the county of Bergen and State-of New'Jersey, have -'nvented new anduseful Improvements in ox-Covers, of which the following is aspecification. 1 I

This invention relates "generally to a sample box, and more particularlyto the cover therefor, and has for its object/to so adapt the coyerthatitmay be employed as a. display card or advertisement withoutinterfering with its use as a box closure.

' It isthe custom at. present-to inclose with the contents of a box anexpensive advertising card or label to be attached to the end or side ofthe boxin an upright position when thelatter is exposed fordisplay,calling attention to the article orarticles in the box, the cover beingalmost invariably thrown away. To .avoid the ,expense ofseparateadvertising cards or labels, and always have the cover at handto. protect the goods in the boxes, said'coyers are provided with meansfor holding them upright on the ed or printed on-the outside thereof,and when the boxes are to be covered the box tops are disengaged fromthe side and placed on the boxes to close-them.

To more clearly set. forth the invention and the features of noveltytherein, reference is directed to the following detailed descriptionandclaimand the accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is a perspectiveview of a box with its top attached in display position on the end ofthe box. Fig. 2 is ,a perspective view of the inside of the box top asit appears when first removed from the box. Fig. 3 -is a similar view ofthe lower portion of the inside of a box top ready to be attached to theside of a box. 'Fig. 4 is a similar View of the lower portion of theexterior of a box top differing slightly from that shown in Fig. 3. Fig.5 is a perspecti e view of a box with its top in place thereon after thelatter has been used as a label to protect the contents of the box fromdust,

sunlight, and other deleterious conditions.

In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates 1i box which; may be made ofpaper-board,

Box-CO ER.

- Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d J l 23, 19 2. Applicationfiled December a, 1911. Serial No. 66,158.

ing sides 12 which overlap the sides of the box when the top is inplace, in the usual manner. On the top or outside of the cover 12 ispasted, printed, embossed or otherwise applied a label 13 which maybe anadvertisement, a picture, or any other ornamental or useful subject. Theinner or under side of the top 11 has at one end or sideindicating'marks 14 extending from an angle 15 between the top 11 andits side 12 inwardly toward the center'of the top. These indicatinglines may be parallel, as

shown in the drawing, angnlarly disposed or curved as desired, their usebeing to show where the box top is to be cut through to form a tongue16. Near each line the words Cut here are preferably printed to indicatethe purpose of the line. Projecting diagonally from the corners of thebox top on the same edge with the. lines 14 are, di-

agonal lines 17 extending inwardly a short'.

distance toward the lines 14, and have printed near them the work Breakfwhile the words Break off are printed on the side 12 to which the lines14 and 17 run. The object of the words Break and Break ofi'" indicatethat the side 12 when the box top is to be used as a label is to bebroken oil". i

Box tops of the character hereinabove described are placed 6n the boxesafter the latter have been filled with goods, being usually wrappedseparately and sent to the trade. Merchants upon receiving the boxes ifthey desire to expose them in their windows, show cases or on theircounters take the covers of such boxes as are to be displayed, break offthe side 12 of theitop, and

right position and exposing to full view the label 13 on the box cover.If it be desired at any time to close the box it will be necessary onlyto slip the top from its connection with the side of the box and placethe top over the box, as indicated in Fig. 5. sired the side 12 may notbe broken off but instead a cut may be made between the index If de- Anes 14 at the angle of the top 11 and the side 12, thus forming the'tongue 16 as -.previously described. When the tongue 16 is formed inthis way there is less mutllation 5 of thetop' and the feur sides 12areintact,

securely over the box, as

A top for a box having a pair of index nes impre's'seden undersurface atone my hand in nesses. v

side showing where cuts are to-be made to form atongue by meaiis ofwhich 'ssid cover may be attached in upright pesitio z" to'one side ofthe box. 7 1

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set ALFRED H; CRANKSH AW.Witnesses: I

E. A. MARscHALK,

F. KRUEGER.

presence of two subscribing. witi

